The lawyers and accountants circling Lehman Brothers stand to make more than $2 billion in fees for unwinding one of Wall Street's largest investment banks after its collapse in 2008 -- and that's despite the fact that many of the services are being provided at discount rates.

The infamous McDonald's coffee lawsuit has a sequel. A mother has sued the fast-food giant because too-hot chocolate burned her daughter. But the coffee suit was much stronger than was reported and may bolster the new case.